Seventy-Seven Sexy Shoegazers by CellarDoor

Favorite genre after post-punk, this is a list of classic shoegaze releases aka from the 90s.
I tried to stick to the true shoegazers, hence trying to distinguish the albums from dream pop, noise pop/rock or alternative 90s rock. Some choices might seem arbitrary, like not including My Bloody Valentine "Isn't Anything", Catherine Wheel "Chrome", Swirlies "Blonder Tongue Audio Baton", Bowery Electric "Beat" or Telescopes "Taste", but I wanted a list closest to my idea of the genre (with My Bloody Valentine in mind). Also, it's difficult to talk about shoegaze without mentioning all the wonderful EPs. I decided to add my favorite compilations to the list for this reason.
Happy listening and recommendations are welcome :)

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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2013]
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1991
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2012
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268
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1992
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140
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1990
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4,852
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1996
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115
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1992
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85
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1992
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198
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1995
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331
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2013]
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1991
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1,216
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1998
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26
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Total albums: 76. Page 1 of 8

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Seventy-Seven Sexy Shoegazers composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 0 0%
1970s 0 0%
1980s 1 1%
1990s 73 96%
2000s 1 1%
2010s 1 1%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Starflyer 59 3 4%
Lush 3 4%
Kitchens Of Distinction 3 4%
Slowdive 3 4%
Ride 3 4%
Lovesliescrushing 2 3%
Lilys 2 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 33 43%
United States 25 33%
Czech Republic 3 4%
Australia 3 4%
Spain 2 3%
Ireland 2 3%
New Zealand 2 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 67 88%
Yes 9 12%

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From 09/23/2022 15:13
Don't know the genre too well so this is a good stopping off place for me to pick up some hints
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From 09/23/2017 08:26
A great genre, but I there are tons of more recent stuff that you haven't considered yet. Also many of these I would consider alt rock but my bar is high for calling something shoegaze.

Also check out astrobrite - crush, and panda riot - infinity maps. They're both great. Deafcult - auras is pretty good too
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From 09/28/2013 16:44
I would like to see that chart. ;)
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From 09/28/2013 15:22
@Dingerbell Yes, this is a 90s centered chart for the classic shoegazers.
There are many great releases from the 00s which could probably need a chart...
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From 09/28/2013 14:03
Are you deliberately not including albums from the 21st Century? There're very good albums by LSD and the Search for God, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Big Pink, Yuck and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, to name a few.
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From 07/18/2013 17:12
Check out Pipe Dreams by Whirr, came out last year. I think you'd really enjoy it.
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From 04/15/2013 16:47
Silvania and The Ectasy of Saint Theresa <3
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From 04/12/2013 12:52
Thanks! I was looking for new bands after MBV and Slowdive
And this could be nice map:)
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From 03/24/2013 21:52
Man, this is awesome
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From 03/21/2013 08:34
Amazing. This chart has got me into shoegazing a lot more.
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